Circuit-controller.



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Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

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UNITED STATES. PAT NT se mon.

RAY H. MANSON, OF ELYRIA, OHIO, ASSIGNOB TO THE GARFORD MANUFACTUBIITG COMPANY, OF ELYRIA, OHIO, A CORPORATION F OHIO.

CIRCUIT-CONTROLLER.

Specificationot Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 7, 1.916.

- Application filed September 29, 1913. Serial No. 792,256.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAY H. MANsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elyria, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Circuit-Controller's; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

- clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in. the art to which it appertains to make. and use the same;

' warning-si My invention relates to circuit controllers, and especially to circuit controllers adapted for use upon motor cycles for'such purposes asjcontrolling an electric horn used for a a1 device upon -the motor cycle. iswe I known the motor cycle frame and handle bars are alreadywell loaded with y, apparatus employed in the controlling and operation of the vehicle and no controller would be considered which was not compact andconvenient, as well as attractive in appearance. Owing to the speeds at which these machines are operated and to the rapidity-with which they approach the persons to be warned, it is necessary that the circuitcontroller should be convenient and should be of such construction as not to ,cat'ch upon the clothing of the rider or otherwise interfere with his operation of the machine and at the same time be readily accessible. It is also necessary to provide a durable and substantial piece of apparatus for this use, since being located upon the handle bars for convenience, it is frequently struck 01' engages objects uponwhich the motor cycle is rested.

Another object of my invention is to produce an attractive and ornamental circuit controller. v p I 0 v Another object of my'invention is to produce a circuit controller for furn shing two tones to the horn.

Other objects of my invention and the in- Vention itself will probably be better understood'from a description of the particular embodiments of the invention illustrated in the drawings.

. I Figure 1 is a side elevation of one embodi- I ment of my invention. Flg. 2 1s a s1deelevation showing the circuit controller in section.

Fig. 3 is a. section through the center line of a a second embodiment of my invention. Fi g.

4 is a perspective view of the modification shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a section through the center line of a third embodiment of my push button 8 is formed with a finger catch,

preferably by depressing the end of the contact-sprin 11, as shown at 12. The casing consists ot a bottom member 13, preferably open one end .14. and partially closed at the other end 15, the end 15 being provided with an opening 16 through which the conductors are led into the casing. The top 17 of the casin'g'may be depressed, as shown at 18, to form a seat for the head 19 of the screw 7 thus sinking the head below the surface of the top and making it impossible for it to catch the clothing of the operator. At 20 is shown a second contact-sprin carrying a contact 21, which may be forme by strikingup a portion of the spring 20. This spring is provided .with a terminal 21' adjaceu't the opening 16. The springs 11 and 20 are separated by insulating material 22 and the spring 20 is separated from the bottom of the casing by an insulating member" 23. The sprin and insulating members are fastened togetier and to the casing, preferably to the bottom, by the screws 7 and'Q i.

In the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the

casing is shown at 30, the casing bottom at 31 struck up at 32 to fit over the handle bars of the motor cycle. The end 33 of this casing maybe formed by bending up the end of the bottom. The end 33 is provided with an opening 3 th'rough which the conductors may be had into the casing. The contactsprings are shown at 35 and 36. The contactspring 35-carrirs a contact 37 and the spring 36, a. contact 38. These springs are separated from each other by suitable insulating material 39 and the springs and insulating material are connected to the casing by any suitable means, preferably to the bottom of the casing by screws 40 and 41. terminals -l2 and 43 of the springs 35 and 36 are shown connected to the electric conductors. I provide operating means for the Thesprings, here shown as a spring member 44 supported from the casing, preferably by connecting'one end 45 of the member 44 to the top of the casing by any suitable means,

such as rivets 46.

The free end 47 of the member 44 is extended outside of the casing, preferably through the open end 48 of the casing. This free end may be bent over as shown at 48 and extended down adjacent the top of the handle bars, where it is turned outwardly as shown at 49, forming a catch for the operators finger. In the form shown in Figs.

' 3 and 4 this is folded over as shown at 50 in an arc-shaped segment whose sides are substantially parallel to the top of the han- 36. This circuit controller is provided with a contact 52 which engages a portion 53 ofthefspring .35 when the member 44 is de-- pressed, the spring vbeing moved by the member 44 through a stud 54, here shown of insulatingmaterial. The contacts 52 and 53 A engage before the contacts 37 and 38,. closing the circuit of'the horn or other 'electro-responsive device connected in the circuit with my circuit controller. The current through this circuit courses through the resistance device 51. To eliminate this resistance device and increase the flow of current through the circuit and thereby the soundof the horn, more pressure is applied to the catch 50, so that the contacts 37 and 38 now enage, shunting the resistance device 51. uitable means, such as a strap 57 may be employed to connect the circuit controller shown in Figs. 3 and 4 to the handle bars of the motor cycle.

In the form shown in Fig. 5, the end 60 is closed, an opening 61 being provided for the member 62 which carries a well known form of push button 63. When partially depressed, the contact 63 on the member 62 engages the contact 64- of the resistance device. 65, closing the circuit through these contacts and the resistance device 65. More pressure brings the contacts 66 and 67 together, closing the circuit and eliminating the resistance device 65.

I have illustrated these several ,embodiments of my invention not with any inte tion of being limited to the forms and details thereof, but merely for the purpose of illustrating the invention. I contemplate nu merous and extensive departures from the forms and details illustrated in the drawings.

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I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination ofa hollow casing long in proportion to its width and low in proportion to its width, one end of the casing being opened and the other closed by a wall having a hole. therein, a contact spring completely concealed and covered by said casing, a strip of insulating material insulating said spring from the bottom of the .casing upon which it is mounted with the terminal end Ia djacent the opening in the closed end of the casing, a second contact spring mounted in said casing'above the first contact spring, a layer of insulating material betwe n said contact springs, said second contact spring having one of i ends extending through the open end of the casing and accessible from the outside of said casing, the outside end of such contact spring bemg'depressed to form a catch for the finger of the operator, the top of the casing being depressed for the head of a screw and a screw passing through the top and bottom walls of the casing, the contact springs and intervening layers of insulating material and having its head seated in the depression in the top.

2. In a device of theclass described, the

combination of a hollow casing long in proportion to its width and low in proportion to its width, a contact spring completely con-' cealed and covered by said casing, a strip of insulating material insulating said spring from the bottom of the casing upon which it is mounted with the terminal end adjacent one end of the casing, a second contact spring mounted in said casing above the first contact spring and a layer. of insulating material between saidcontact springs, said second contact spring having one of its ends extending through the casing and accessible from the outside of said casmg, the outside end of said second contact spring having a catch formed thereon for the finger of the operator.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a support, a contact spring mounted on the support, a layer of insulatmg material between the contact spring and the'support, one end of said contact spring being free, a contact on the free end of said spring, a second contact spring, a layer of insulating material between said, contact spr ngs, means to connect said contact springs and insulating material to the base, said contact springs, said base and said layer of insulating material being parallel and a catch formed on the free end of the second contact spring and integral therewith.

4. A switch comprising a hollow casing long in proportion to its width and lowin proportion to its width, at contact spring completely concealed and covered by said ,203,6 1 BEST AVAILABLE COP 3 ing upon which it is mounted'with the terminal end adjacent one end of the casing, a second contact spring mounted in said casing above the first contact spring and a layer of insulating material between said contact springs, and operating means to actuate said second contact spring including a part extending through and accessible from the outside of said casing and having a catch formed.- on said part for the finger of the 10 operator.-

-In witness whereof I have afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses this 26th day of September, 1913.

' RAY H. MANSON.

Witnesses;

GEO. E. Rosnn'rs,

F. O. Rrcnnr. 

